JPH06231370A - Commodity sales registration data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To precisely and speedily set terminal addresses peculiar to respective terminals. CONSTITUTION:A medium data processor 30, terminal address selection control means 20, 11 and 12, terminal address setting control means 11 and 12 and having set data set control means 11 and 12 are provided. One terminal address where having set data is not set is selected among the terminal addresses stored in memory medium installed on the medium data processors 30 and 31, and the terminal address is automatically set in a terminal address memory 13M. Then, having set data is set as to the terminal address in the same memory medium as to the terminal address which is set, and the same terminal address is prevented from being redundantly set on the other terminal 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commodity sales registration data processing device in which a host device and a plurality of terminals are connected by a data communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In FIG. 8, each terminal composed of electronic cash registers 10A to 10N and a host device 50 set initial data from the host device 50 to each terminal (10A to 10N), and each terminal (10A to 10N). 10 N) so that the upper device 50 can respond to the data inquiry, or data communication such as the upper device 50 collecting daily total data accumulated in each terminal (10 A to 10 N) can be performed. , Data communication line 1 is connected.
Form a so-called POS system. In addition, host device 5
0 may be called a file processor, a store processor, or a host computer.

Such a product sales registration data processing device (10
In order to ensure smooth operation of the terminals (A to 10N, 50), the terminal address memory of each terminal (10A to 10N) is set and stored with a terminal address unique to the terminal for causing the higher-level device 50 to recognize the terminal. Has been done. The terminal address is generally set individually for each terminal (10A to 10N) and before the operation is started by key operation.

[0004]

However, as the number of terminals connected to one host device 50 increases, the size of the terminals increases, and the integrated wiring causes mixed connections with other models. As the format of the address of the terminal becomes more complicated, not only the setting work by key operation becomes more troublesome, but also the probability of mistaken setting and duplicate setting increases, and the time until the start of smooth operation becomes longer. . Furthermore, if a terminal address that is not controlled by the host device 50 is set, there is a strong possibility of causing a serious communication failure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales registration data processing device capable of quickly and accurately setting the terminal address of each terminal.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the addresses of terminals used in the device are collectively stored in advance in a memory medium which is an external medium, and the terminal addresses read from the memory medium for each terminal and selected are stored in the terminal. In addition to enabling automatic setting in the address memory, set data should be set to the terminal address in the same memory medium as the terminal address once set and stored in the terminal address memory, and then to the other terminals. It is configured so that the terminal addresses of are not set in duplicate.

That is, the merchandise sales registration data processing device according to the present invention connects a host device and a plurality of terminals through a data communication line, and a terminal address unique to each terminal stored in the terminal address memory of each terminal. In the merchandise sales registration data processing device formed to perform data communication between the higher-order device and the terminal by specifying, a memory medium having an address information storage unit and a set data storage unit is removable and A medium data processing device capable of reading and writing data from the mounted memory medium, and set data stored in the address information storage section of the mounted memory medium and corresponding set data storage section. Terminal address selection control means for selecting one of the terminal addresses that are not present, and the selected terminal address The terminal address setting control means for setting the terminal address memory of the terminal and the set data in the set data storage section corresponding to the address information section of the memory medium in which the same terminal address as the set terminal address is stored. A preset data set control means for setting is provided in each of the terminals.

[0008]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, a memory medium such as a magnetic card is attached to the medium data processing device of the first terminal, and the setting is stored in the address information storage section by the terminal address selection control means and the corresponding setting. One terminal address is selected from the terminal addresses for which the set data has not been set in the completed data storage section. Then, the terminal address setting control means quickly and accurately sets the selected terminal address in the terminal address memory of the terminal.
When this setting storage is completed, the set data set control means operates to set the set data in the corresponding set data storage section. Therefore, when the memory medium is attached to the second terminal, the terminal address set in the first terminal is excluded (set), so the same procedure as in the case of the first terminal The address can be set without overlapping with the address of the first terminal.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) This product sales registration data processing device is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the basic structure is the same as that of the conventional example (FIG. 8), and each terminal (10) has a medium data processing device (30).
And a terminal address selection control means (20, 11, 12), a terminal address setting control means (11, 12) and a preset data set control means (11, 12), which are mounted on the medium data processing device (30). Memory device (100) stored in the memory medium (100), one of the terminal addresses in which the set data is not set is selected and automatically set in the terminal address memory 13M, and the same memory as the set terminal address is set. As for the terminal address in the medium, set data is set, and thereafter, the same terminal address is configured not to be duplicated and set in another terminal (10).

The electronic cash register (10) forming each terminal is a CPU 11 and a ROM 1 as shown in FIG.
2, RAM 13, clock circuit 14, scanner 19 (scanner circuit 15), keyboard 20 (keyboard circuit 1
6), the display 21 (display control circuit 17), the printer 22 (printer drive circuit 24) and the drawer 23 (drawer opening device 25) connected via the input / output port 18, and the data communication line 1 It is formed by including a communication control circuit 26 and the like for performing data communication with the host device 50, and can perform product sales registration business and the like.

The external appearance of the electronic cash register 10 is as shown in FIG. 2, and the keyboard 20 is provided with various keys shown in FIG. The card data processing device 3 including a memory card attaching / detaching device 31 and a memory card control circuit 32 in order to execute a service point giving function and a discounting function using a known membership card.
0 is set. The medium data processing device (30) in this embodiment is constructed so as to serve also as the card data processing device 30 consisting of both 31, 32, and the memory medium (100) is a memory card 1 consisting of a magnetic storage card.
It is formed from 00.

That is, the card data processing device 30 (3
1, 32) can read and write data from the memory card 100 to which the memory card 100 shown in FIG. 4 is detachable and attached. The memory card 100 has an address information storage unit TADR and a set data storage unit MSKF shown in FIG. Then, when the memory card 100 is attached to the memory card attaching / detaching device 31 (YES in ST10 of FIG. 5), the CPU 11 activates the memory card control circuit 32 to cause the memory card 10 to operate.
RAM 13 by reading the terminal address stored in 0
Is temporarily stored (ST11), and a list is displayed on the display 27 (ST12). Since the set data is the control flag (“1”), the corresponding terminal address to which the set data “1” is set is not displayed.

In the address information storage unit TADR, all terminal addresses (for example, the first "01230001345") determined from the viewpoint of system construction in relation to the host device 50 are stored. Each terminal address of each th is not duplicated. If the control flag having the property of a mask flag is set to "1" in the set data storage unit MSKF, the terminal address ("01230001345") stored in the corresponding address information storage unit TADR.
Means that it has already been set (used) in any of the terminals (10). On the other hand, when the set data is cleared (“0”), it means unused.

Next, the terminal address selection control means uses the address information storage section TA of the memory card 100 mounted therein.
Set data storage unit MSK stored in and corresponding to DR
The keyboard 20, the CPU 11, and the ROM 12 are means for selecting one terminal address from the terminal addresses for which the control flag is not set ("1") in F.
5 and ST, and is executed between ST12 and ST13 in FIG. That is, one terminal address (item) is selected from the list display by operating a predetermined key on the keyboard 20.

The terminal addresses stored in the memory card 100 shown in FIG. 4 are configured as terminal address automatic selection control means (CPU 11, ROM 12) for automatically selecting each terminal (10) sequentially and serially. Can also be implemented. In this case, the list display in ST12 can be omitted.

Further, the terminal address setting control means is means for setting and storing the terminal address selected in this way in the terminal address memory 13M of the terminal 10 shown in FIG. ST14
Run on.

The preset data set control means which operates subsequently thereto is formed of the CPU 11 and the ROM 12, and corresponds to the address information section TADR in which the same terminal address as the terminal address automatically set in ST14 is stored. A control flag that is set data is set (“1”) in the set data storage unit MSKF (ST1
5).

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
A memory card (memory medium) 100 whose control flag is not set (“1”) in any one of the set data storage units MSKF is attached to the card data processing device 30 (31) of the first terminal 10. When (YES in ST10 of FIG. 5), the CPU 11 reads all terminal addresses (address information) stored in the address information storage unit TADR shown in FIG. 4 (ST11), and RAM1
It is temporarily stored in the work area 3 and displayed as a list on the display 21 (ST12).

Here, the operator uses the keyboard 2 forming the terminal address selection control means (20, 11, 12).
One of the terminal addresses (first “01230001345”) item is selected by operating the 0 key (YES in ST13). Then, the terminal address setting control means (11, 12) operates, and the terminal address memory 1 in which the selected terminal address (“01230001345”) is formed in a partial storage area of the RAM 13
Automatically set to 3M (ST14). Therefore, the terminal address of the first terminal 10 is “0123000134.
5 ".

Subsequently, the preset data set control means (1
1, 12) is the set terminal address (“012
3100345 ") corresponding to the set data storage unit M
In the first column of SKF, a control flag which is set data is set (“1”) as shown in FIG. 4 (ST
15). Thus, the memory card 100 can be detached from the memory card processing device 30 (31) of the first terminal 10 (YES in ST16), and can be attached to the second terminal 10. Therefore, the terminal address (“01230001345”) to which the control flag having this mask flag-like property is set (“1”) is not displayed in the next list display (ST12) and is therefore not selected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the terminal addresses of the second and subsequent terminals 10 from being redundantly set and stored (used).

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the card data processing device 30 forming the medium data processing device, the terminal address selection control means (20, 11, 12) and the terminal address setting control means (11, 12) are provided. A preset data set control means (11, 12) is provided, and preset data is set from the terminal addresses stored in the memory card (memory medium) 100 mounted in the card data processing device 30 (31) ( "1") Select one terminal address that has not been set and automatically set it in the terminal address memory 13M, and set the set data for the terminal address in the same memory card (memory medium) 100 as the set terminal address. However, after that, the same terminal address is configured so as not to be duplicatedly set in other terminals 10. It can automatically set quickly and accurately unique terminal address to each terminal by work. Therefore, a smooth start-up can be achieved at an early stage, and a communication failure due to a mistake setting or the like can be eliminated.

Further, terminal address selection control means (20,
The selection operation of (11, 12) is formed to select one of the terminal addresses listed on the display 21 by the key operation, so that the selection can be made accurately and easily.

Since the set data set in the set data storage unit MSKF of the memory medium (100) is formed from the control flag, the terminal address where the control flag is set ("1") is No list is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to select more rapidly and to completely prevent duplicate setting.

Further, since all the terminal addresses used in the system are stored in the memory medium (100), it is necessary to set unique terminal addresses to all the terminals 10 in one memory medium (100). You can

Further, since the medium data processing device (30) has a structure in which the memory card attaching / detaching device 31 for processing the membership card and the memory card control circuit 32 are combined, the medium data processing device (30) is easy to embody and low in cost.

(Second Embodiment) This second embodiment is shown in FIG.
It is shown in FIG. That is, the basic structure of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1, 2, and 3), but the main difference from the first embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal address information storage unit TADR of the memory card (memory medium) 101 is formed from the common address information storage area CADR and the setting unit information storage area STTD, and a part of the 10-digit terminal address (setting unit) is used. It is formed to set and input only a specific digit (for example, the sixth digit and the seventh digit).

That is, for example, when the product sales registration data processing device becomes large in scale and is connected by the integrated line (1), the terminal address becomes more complicated. Therefore, each digit of the terminal address is given a meaning. To have regularity. Therefore, there are many common cases except for a specific digit of each terminal address. Therefore, only the specific digit is selected and the partial address is set to the specific digit. The setting section information storage area S
The setting section information to the TTD, that is, the specific digit (for example, the sixth digit and the seventh digit) is set in advance by another device.

Here, the terminal address selection control means is C
The memory medium (10 shown in FIG.
When the common address information and the setting section information stored in 1) are read and temporarily stored in the RAM 13 (ST2
By inputting (ST23) a specific digit (sixth digit, seventh digit) which is a setting portion to the 0, 21) by operating the key on the keyboard 20, the common address (for example, "123"
It is formed that the terminal address (in this case, “1234561112”) in which a specific digit entered, that is, the setting unit input (for example, “11”) is combined is automatically selected. If it is the same as the completed address (YES in ST24), it cannot be accepted.

Further, the terminal address setting control means (11,
12) sets the terminal address (common address information + input of the setting section) automatically selected in this way in the terminal address memory 13M (ST25). Subsequently, the set data set control means (11, 12) sets the set data in the set data storage unit MSKF (ST26).
The set data in the second embodiment is the value (for example, “11”) input by the setting unit. That is, the determination in ST24 is made with this set data ("11").

The state of the set data storage unit MSKF of the memory medium (101) shown in FIG. 6 is "11" when the set data, that is, the setting unit (specific digit) input is the first terminal, The case of the second terminal is "22", and the case where the setting is not input to the third and subsequent terminals is shown. Therefore, "11" and "22" are not set in the setting section (specific digits) for the third and subsequent terminals (ST24).

Therefore, according to this second embodiment, the first
In addition to the same operational effects as in the case of the embodiment, the address information storage unit TADR of the memory card (memory medium) 101 is formed from the common address information storage area CADR and the setting unit information storage area STTD, and the terminal address is selected. Since the control unit (20, 11, 12) is configured to select the terminal address by inputting the setting unit, the setting unit specific digits (6 digits and 7 digits) in the terminal address are set to appropriate values. It has a wide range of applicability.

In each of the above embodiments, the memory medium (100, 101) is formed of a magnetic storage card, but the memory medium (100, 101) may be formed of an IC card, a floppy disk or the like. Good.

[0033]

According to the present invention, the medium data processing device, the terminal address selection control means, the terminal address setting control means, and the preset data set control means are provided and stored in the memory medium mounted in the medium data processing device. The set data is not set from the set terminal addresses 1
Select one terminal address and set it automatically in the terminal address memory, and set the set data for the terminal address in the same memory medium as the set terminal address,
Since the same terminal address is not redundantly set in other terminals after that, the terminal address unique to each terminal can be quickly and accurately automatically set by a simple operation. Therefore, a smooth start-up can be achieved at an early stage, and a communication failure due to a mistake setting or the like can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic cash register forming a terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise an external perspective view of an electronic cash register forming a terminal.

FIG. 3 is also a diagram for explaining a key arrangement on the keyboard.

FIG. 4 is also a diagram for explaining a memory medium.

FIG. 5 is likewise a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a memory medium of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is likewise a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 data communication line 10 electronic cash register (terminal) 11 CPU (terminal address selection control means, terminal address setting control means, preset data set control means) 12 ROM (terminal address selection control means, terminal address setting control means, preset) Data set control means) 13 RAM 13M Terminal address memory 20 Keyboard (terminal address selection control means) 21 Display 22 Printer 26 Communication control circuit 30 Card data processing device (medium data processing device) 31 Memory card attaching / detaching device 32 Memory card control circuit 50 host device 100, 101 memory card (memory medium) TADR address information storage unit CADR common address information storage unit STTD set address information storage unit MSKF set data storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upper device and a plurality of terminals are connected by a data communication line, and a terminal address unique to each terminal stored in a terminal address memory of each terminal is designated to specify a connection between the upper device and the terminal. In a merchandise sales registration data processing device formed to perform data communication with, a memory medium having an address information storage unit and a set data storage unit is removable, and data is read and written from the mounted memory medium. A device capable of processing data and a terminal address stored in the address information storage unit of the mounted memory medium and having no preset data set in the corresponding preset data storage unit. The terminal address selection control means to be selected and the terminal address for setting the selected terminal address in the terminal address memory of the terminal. Address setting control means and preset data set control means for setting preset data in a preset data storage section corresponding to the address information section of the memory medium storing the same terminal address as the set terminal address. A product sales registration data processing device provided in each of the terminals.